- Born
- circa 1891
- Children
- Lloyd LaPeer
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimecommunityheritage
Summary
Cleo LaPeer, 45, was among the fishermen brought ashore after an ice floe broke away near Charlevoix in February 1936. The report identifies him as the father of Lloyd LaPeer, who was also in the party.
Evidence and limits
The 1936 report directly establishes the father-and-son episode and describes Cleo as 45, supporting a circa-1891 birth estimate. An online family index returned a similarly named man with an 1887 birth and Cross Village locality, but the age and locality conflict with the newspaper’s former-East-Jordan resident; it is not used as evidence for this record.
Open questions
- Can an official vital, obituary, or cemetery record identify the former East Jordan resident and confirm his death date?
See also
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Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, February 14, 1936, “Lake Michigan Claims 2 Lives.”Names LaPeer as 45 and says Coast Guardsmen brought him ashore with the other fishermen before the remaining trio drifted away; identifies Lloyd LaPeer as his son. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 2 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Cleo LaPeer”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/cleo-lapeer/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix County Herald, February 14, 1936, “Lake Michigan Claims 2 Lives.”.
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